Lachha paratha is a layered Indian flat bread. Generally lachha paratha is made with all purpose flour however I have used wheat flour. Adding kale and spinach make its more healthy and tasty. For kids who don’t like leafy vegetables, this is a great idea in order to feed them green vegetables. It can be packed in their lunch boxes and it goes well with sauce and any side dish.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch Spinach cleaned and fine chopped
- 3 Kale leaves without stems cleaned and fine chopped
- 3 cup Whole wheat flour
- 1/4 tsp Carom seeds (ajwain)
- 1/4 tsp Kalongi (nigella) seeds
- 1 tsp Salt
- Water for kneading
Instructions
- Remove the stem from kale leaves. Clean spinach and kale leaves and chop them fine.
- In a mixing bowl, add atta (wheat flour) kale and spinach leaves, carom seeds, kalongi and salt. Mix it well.
- Make a semi soft dough by adding water slowly and mixing the flour well. Cover it and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
- In this quantity you can make 16 to 17 parathas. Divide dough in to equal lemon size balls. Dust it with dry wheat flour. Take one ball on to wooden surface and roll it using by rolling pin. Apply some oil on top of the roti and sprinkle some dry wheat flour on top.
- Fold round dough back and forth as shown in the picture.
- Stretch the dough a bit and then roll it in circular shape. Once its done, cover it and keep it aside.
- Make all lachha partha dough balls following the same process, cover it and keep it aside for 5 minutes.
- Take one dough ball on wooden surface, dust with dry wheat flour and roll it to a 6'' circle. Heat a pan (tava) at medium heat.
- Place paratha on tava, when it begins to puff up, flip it over and grease some oil, allow it to cook, then flip it over and apply some oil. Cook the paratha from both sides until golden color.
- Once its done, take it out and place on a plate and keep it covered.
- Kale & spinach lachha parathas are ready to be served.
- The paratha goes very well with pickle, curd or any kid of curry.
- Pack this yummy paratha for kids lunch box with beans fry or any dry sabji or tomato sauce whatever your kids like.
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Hi Geeta,
just happened to land in your page after seeing this yummy kale lachcha paratha on euphoric delights. Guess what i actually tried making it today and it did taste great ! Thanks for this great recipe. However i do have some beginner doubts in this – i did not get the folds right (refer step4,5,6). Did u make 3 separate rotis and then fold one over to the other to make 1 paratha ? I didnt understand that part. It would be great if you guide me .
Hi Gayatri, Thanks for trying it. It is only one round roti which you make and then first fold back and forth from one side and then roll it in a circle.
Hi Geeta I am planning to make this paratha in two hours. Can you please tell me proper measurement of kale leaves as it just says 3 is it 3 cups?
Hi Urmi, Its 3 Kale leaf stems and it would be about one to one and half cup after removing stem and chopping. Also one bunch spinach would be around 3 cups. Thanks and let me know how it comes out.